Modest Gain in Orange Crop
WASHINGTON - May 9/14 - SNS -- Citrus fruit production in the United States is down significantly from last year on smaller orange and grapefruit harvest, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.
The United States all orange forecast for the 2013-2014 season is 7.21 million tons, up slightly from the previous forecast but down 13% from the 2012-2013 final utilization.
The 2013-2014 United States grapefruit crop is forecast at 1.07 million tons, down 2% from the previous forecast and down 11% from last season's final utilization. The Row Count Survey in Florida indicated that 99% of white grapefruit and 98% of colored grapefruit rows were harvested.
The United States tangerine and mandarin crop is forecast at 676,000 tons, unchanged from the April forecast but down 1% from last season's final utilization. The Row Count Survey in Florida showed 96% of the Honey tangerine rows had been harvested.
Florida's tangelo forecast is 880,000 boxes (40,000 tons), unchanged from the April forecast but down 11% from last season's final utilization. Tangelo harvest is complete for the season.
Utilized Production of Citrus Fruits by Crop - States and United States: 2012-2013 and
Forecasted May 1, 2014
[The crop year begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the completion of harvest the
following year]
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: Utilized production boxes 1/ : Utilized production ton equivalent
Crop and State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2012-2013 : 2013-2014 : 2012-2013 : 2013-2014
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: ------- 1,000 boxes ------- ------- 1,000 tons ------
Oranges :
Early, mid, and Navel 2/ :
California 3/ ..............: 42,500 42,000 1,700 1,680
Florida ....................: 67,100 53,300 3,020 2,399
Texas 3/ ...................: 1,499 1,601 64 68
:
United States ..............: 111,099 96,901 4,784 4,147
:
Valencia :
California 3/ ..............: 12,000 12,000 480 480
Florida ....................: 66,500 57,000 2,993 2,565
Texas 3/ ...................: 289 404 12 17
:
United States ..............: 78,789 69,404 3,485 3,062
:
All :
California 3/ ..............: 54,500 54,000 2,180 2,160
Florida ....................: 133,600 110,300 6,013 4,964
Texas 3/ ...................: 1,788 2,005 76 85
:
United States ..............: 189,888 166,305 8,269 7,209
:
Grapefruit :
White :
Florida ....................: 5,250 4,100 223 174
:
Colored :
Florida ....................: 13,100 11,500 557 489
:
All :
California 3/ ..............: 4,500 4,000 180 160
Florida ....................: 18,350 15,600 780 663
Texas 3/ ...................: 6,100 6,070 244 243
:
United States ..............: 28,950 25,670 1,204 1,066
:
Tangerines and mandarins :
Arizona 3/ 4/ ................: 200 200 8 8
California 3/ 4/ .............: 13,000 13,200 520 528
Florida ......................: 3,280 2,950 156 140
:
United States ................: 16,480 16,350 684 676
:
Lemons 3/ :
Arizona ......................: 1,800 1,785 72 71
California ...................: 21,000 20,000 840 800
:
United States ................: 22,800 21,785 912 871
:
Tangelos :
Florida ......................: 1,000 880 45 40
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1/ Net pounds per box: oranges in California-80, Florida-90, Texas-85; grapefruit in California-80,
Florida-85, Texas-80; tangerines and mandarins in Arizona and California-80, Florida-95; lemons-80;
tangelos-90.
2/ Navel and miscellaneous varieties in California. Early (including Navel) and midseason varieties in Florida
and Texas. Small quantities of tangerines in Texas and Temples in Florida.
3/ Estimates for current year carried forward from previous forecast.
4/ Includes tangelos and tangors.
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